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BIOGRAPHIES
The following biographies are extracted from:
Source:
A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio
Vol. II.
Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago & New York
1917
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C. H. LANDRUM
is a worthy representative of one of the old
established families of Ross County, and resides on his
attractive homestead half a mile southwest of Higby, in
Franklin Township. Mr. Landrum has given most
of his brief career to farming enterprise, but he is now a
rural mail carrier on route No. 1 out of Higby.
He was born on his father's farm in Franklin Township
of Ross County, Jan. 19, 1885, a son of W. T. and Mary (Borst)
Landrum. W. T. Landrum, reference to whom
will be found on other pages, was born in Richmond Dale of
Jefferson Township, of German and Irish stock in the
paternal line and of German ancestry in the maternal line.
Mary Borst, who was born near Concord, Ohio, was also
of German family. W. T. Landrum and wife had
seven children: William H., of Franklin Township;
Jacob R., now deceased; C. H.; Hannah D.,
wife of P. W. Workman, of Ironton, Ohio;
Matilda, wife of C. E. Blaum of Waverly,
Ohio; and Priscilla and Mary, now deceased.
C. H. Landrum grew up on his father's farm.
He had the usual environments of the country boy, and was
quite well educated. He attended the district schools
and also took a business course in Chillicothe. He
lived at home until Dec. 30, 1908, when he married Miss
Jessie Yoakum, daughter of Clay M. and
Lottie (Weygandt) Yoakum, of Columbus, Ohio.
After his marriage Mr. Landrum located at Higby.
Since February, 1907, he has been one of the rural mail
carriers in this county. Politically, he is a
republican.
Mr. and Mrs. Landrum are the parents of four
children: Roscoe H., aged six years; May Ardell,
aged five; Charles Lewis, three years old; and
Leslie Willard, now two years of age.
Source: A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio -
Vol. II. - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago &
New York 1917 - Page 696 |
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WILLIAM T. LANDRUM.
One of the prosperous farmers of Franklin Township, Ross
County, is William T. Landrum, who owns 160 acres in
the vicinity of Higby, Ohio. He was born at Richmond
Dale, in Jefferson Township, Ross County, Jan. 19, 1848.
His parents were Smith M. and Lydia (Acord) Landrum.
The father was born in Greenbrier County, Virginia, and the
mother in Pennsylvania, and they were married in Pike
County, Ohio.
Smith M. Landrum was a miller by trade and for
many years after coming to Ohio he operated mills. For
some years he conducted a mill at Richmond Dale, then at
Sharenville, but his last years were spent as a farmer.
He was twice married and eight children were born to his
first union. One son, George L., was a soldier
in the Civil war and laid down his life for his country.
There are four survivors of the above family: John A.,
who is a veteran of the Civil war, lives at Massieville.
Ohio; William T.; Martha J., who is the wife
of Austin French; and Lydia, who is the wife
of Mr. Delong, of Circleville, Ohio.
William T. Landrum lived at Richmond Dale until
he was sixteen years old, in the meanwhile attending the
public schools. He was then considered old enough to
become self-supporting and look out for him self. He
chose the life of a farmer and easily found employment as
such and worked by the month on farms, and by the time he
was twenty two years old had saved $750 of his wages.
While that was not a great fortune, it represented many
months of hard labor and much self-denial and proved that he
was industrious and frugal. He has continued to be a
farmer, renting land for two years before he bought his
first tract.
Mr. Landrum was married to Priscilla McGuire,
who was born in Pike County. She left one daughter,
Harriet, who became the wife of Charles Allen,
of Franklin Township. In March, 1879, Mr.
Landrum was married to Miss Mary Borst, who was
born at Chillicothe, Ohio, March 27, 1850. Her parents
were John and Catherine (Frank) Borst, both of
whom were born in Germany and came to the United States when
aged, respectively, twenty and twenty-two years, and they
were married at Chillicothe. Mr. Borst was a
butcher by trade and carried on that business for a number
of years in Ohio, but later moved to Kansas and there both
he and wife died. Mr. and Mrs. Landrum have had
seven children, three of whom are deceased. Those
living are: William H., who is a farmer in Franklin
Township; Charles H., who is a rural mail carrier;
Hannah, who is the wife of Paul Workman, a
railroad man at Ironton, Ohio; and Matilda, who is
the wife of Charles E. Blanin, of Waverly, Ohio.
Mrs. Landrum is a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Landrum is a republican in politics and has
served as a member of the board of trustees of Franklin
Township. He is identified with the Odd Fellows and is
past grand of his lodge. Both he and wife are highly
respected.
Source: A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio -
Vol. II. - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago &
New York 1917 - Page 674 |
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FINLEY LAVERY
Source: A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio -
Vol. II. - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago &
New York 1917 - Page 561 |
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SEYMOUR LAYTON.
The business of farming has engaged the attention of
Seymour Layton since he was a boy. In early
years he managed the farm in the interests of his mother
and his sisters and for the past twelve years has been
one of the progressive agriculturists of Union Township.
He was born on a farm in Fayette County, Ohio, Nov. 14,
1864. His father Tilton Layton came from
Fayette County to Ross County, and bought a farm in the
North Precinct of Union Township. He followed
farming there until his death in 1880. The widowed
mother, who still occupies the old homestead, is a
daughter of John and Rebecca Tootle, and her
maiden name was Eleanor Maria Tootle. She
reared five children named Seymour, Ida, Flora,
Rebecca and Lucretia.
As the only son of the family, the responsibilities
of the homestead largely devolved upon the shoulders of
Seymour Layton when his father died. HE was
at that time sixteen years of age, and such education as
he acquired had been gained in the meantime by
attendance at the local schools. HE proved himself
an able worker and did much to keep the family household
together until his sisters were grown. He remained
on the home farm until 1904, when he bought the place he
now owns and occupies in North Union Township. It
is a fertile and well improved farm, and he and his
family reside in an attractive house situated on a knoll
commanding extensive view of the surrounding country.
In the year that he started out independently, 1904,
Mr. Layton married Bessie Wilson. Mrs.
Layton was born in Ross County, a daughter of
Alex Wilson. To their marriage have been born
two children, Marjorie and Thelma.
Source: A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio -
Vol. II. - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago &
New York 1917 - Page 903 |
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MATTHIAS LEWIS,
M. D. Russell E., born August 28, 1890.
Source: A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio -
Vol. II. - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago &
New York 1917 - Page 867
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JOHN B. LONG
Source: A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio -
Vol. II. - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago &
New York 1917 - Page 517 |
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E. C. LUNBECK
Source: A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio -
Vol. II. - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago &
New York 1917 - Page 884 |
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FRED L. LUTZ
Source: A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio -
Vol. II. - Published by The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago &
New York 1917 - Page 750 |
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